Nueva Vizcaya

Barangay Baresbes, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (September 5)—A London-based mining firm turned various items to help four barangay (villages) as beneficiaries of the firm’s Social Development Management Program (SDMP). James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corp. country manager, the company through its community relations office and assigned focal persons turned over various items to its SDMP beneficiaries in the municipality. Barangay Aurora, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya Carmichael said these items include desktops, printers, school supplies, sound system equipment and fruit-bearing seedlings turned over to the Runruno’s neighboring communities of Aurora, Nalubbunan, Baresbes and Maddiangat villages. Host community refers to the people living in ...

LIVELIHOOD. Runruno villagers in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya province learn eco brickmaking under the Innovative Runruno Integrate Sustainable Earn from Waste Program (IRISE) funded under the Social Development and Management Program of FCF Minerals Corp. FCF FACEBOOK PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (September 1)—In a move to turn trash into cash income,  Barangay Runruno villagers in this town have undergone training on eco bricks making using shredded plastic waste from the community. A very important program for the community, Barangay Captain John Babliing said their villagers were recently trained on eco-bricks from plastic waste materials collected. “Our trained villagers will help intensify their Innovative Runruno Integrate Sustainable Earn from Wast...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (August 31)—To boost the citrus industry in this upland town, the Department of Agriculture-Nueva Vizcaya Experiment Station (DA-NVES) has introduced a balanced fertilization and pesticide use strategy, particularly in the citrus plantation in the villages of Binogawan and Malabing. According to Gov. Carlos Padilla, citrus production in the province of Nueva Vizcaya began when farmers started planting citrus in Malabing Valley in this town. Padilla said it was in the late 1960s when Alfonso Namujhe Jr. started planting citrus in the province the moment he discovered that the mountain soil and temperature are both ideals for citrus growth. "Nueva Vizcaya is also becoming well-known for our citrus fruits. Our rich farmlands boast to pr...

Kent Weastell, Didipio Mine senior advisor for external affairs and social performance systems, and the mine’s External Affairs and Communications team join Eden Integrated Schools and Barangay Officials as well as residents in Barangay Eden, Cabarroguis, Quirino in commemorating the National Heroes' Day cum tree planting. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CABARROGUIS, Quirino (August 29)—The Didipio Mine joined Eden Integrated Scchool in commemorating the National Hereos Day by recognizing educators as modern-day heroes. With this, the Didipio Mine has collaborated with Barangay (village) Eden officials, teachers of Eden Integrated School and village residents for their tree planting activity and outreach program. Didipio Mine officials said more than a hundred seedlings were planted along the ...

NATURE REHAB These time-lapse photos show the development of the forest rehabilitation project of FCF Minerals Corp. in Runruno village, Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya province. More than 3.6 million trees have been planted by the British mining company in 600 hectares of land in the province. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (August 23)—A British mining company has succeeded in its rehabilitation project with more than 3.6 million trees planted in 600 hectares of land in this province. This was confirmed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 2 Director Mario Ancheta who has pushed and led the monitoring of mining companies that are operating in Cagayan Valley to get ahead in their rehabilitation efforts. Also the Mine Rehabilitation Fund Commi...

A total of 111 awardees from the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Batanes are granted by the Department of Agriculture in Region 2 with cash assistance as startup capital for their agri-fishery enterprises during the Young Farmers Challenge Fund: Kabataang Agribiz Competitive Grant Assistance Program Provincial Awarding and Summit at the DA Southern Cagayan Research Center in Minanga Norte, Iguig, Cagayan province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 21)—Startup capital for small agri-fishery enterprises was given to at least 111 awardees from the five provinces of Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA Region 2 Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance D...

The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Jail (NVPJ) and the Department of Education (DepEd) award certificates of completion to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) who finished their studies in the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The ALS for the PDLs is a project of the DepEd and the NVPJ. NVPJ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 19)—At least 38 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) and Children In Conflict with the Law (CICL) here recently finished their studies inside the provincial jail. Provincial Jail Warden Carmelo Andrada said 18 of the PDLs received their Junior High School certificates of completion while the 20 others are enrolled in  Senior High School (SHS), taking up TVL-Electrical Installation and Maintenance for School Year 2022-2...

The Department of Education (DepEd) in Nueva Vizcaya assures the public of their sanitized classrooms to fight dengue. PIA Photo BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 19)—Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) here assured the public that their school facilities have been sanitized to prevent dengue infection among schoolers. Dr. Rachel Llana, Schools Division superintendent, said aside from their Covid-19 Infection Containment Strategy and Plan (Covid-19 ICSP), they have conducted massive clean-up drives among various schools in the province. “These clean-up drives which were started early this year in preparation for the face-to-face classes have been successful in destroying the breeding areas of dengue-carrying mosquitoes inside classrooms a...

Handa na ang Department of Education (DepEd) sa Nueva Vizcaya upang ipatupad ang Face to Face Classes sa lalawigan sa susunod na linggo. Katuwang ng DepEd ang mga local government units, Municipal Health Offices, Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams at Barangay Health Workers sa pagpapatupad nito. LARAWAN MULA SA PIA BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 18)—Handang handa na ang Department of Education (DepEd) sa pagbubukas ng face to face classes sa lalawigan sa susunod na linggo. Ayon kay Dr. Rachel Llana, DepEd Schools Division superintendent (SDS), may ugnayan na ang mga opisyal ng mga pampublikong paaralan sa kanilang mga Local Government Units (LGUs), Rural Health Units (RHUs), Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) at Barangay Health Wo...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 18)—To serve the needs of university students from Indigenous Peoples communities in the province, the National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over a P17.3 million worth of dormitory for a state university in this province. Gov. Carlos Padilla said the IP Student Dormitory at the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) is expected to give shelter to enrolled students from around 18 IP groups that have made the province their home for centuries. Nueva Vizcaya State University OIC President Dr. Ruth Raña Padilla and her husband, Governor Carlos Padilla, during the turnover by the National Housing Authority of Indigenous Peoples students dormitory at the main campus in Bayombong. FACEBOOK PHOTO/NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY He...